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The operator k-functor and extensions of c*-algebras

Gennadi Kasparov
- 30 Jun 1981 - 
- Vol. 16, Iss: 3, pp 513-572
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In this paper, a general operator K-functor is constructed, depending on a pair A, B of C*-algebras, and the results (homotopy invariance, Bott periodicity, exact sequences) permit one to compute effectively in concrete examples.
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In this paper a general operator K-functor is constructed, depending on a pair A, B of C*-algebras. Special cases of this functor are the ordinary cohomological K-functor K*(B) and the homological K-functor K*(A). The results (homotopy invariance, Bott periodicity, exact sequences, etc.) permit one to compute effectively in concrete examples. The main result, concerning extensions of C*-algebras, consists in a description of a stable type of extensions of the most general form: . It is shown that the sum of such an extension with a fixed decomposable extension of the form is uniquely determined by an element of the group . Bibliography: 25 titles.

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